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03.10.1999 - GnomeREPORT First off, I wanted to convey this message from Gretchen to y'all: "Chris, if you ever do that again, I'll rip off your CPU and shove it down your floppy bay." Seriously, she thanks you all for writing to her. She's even hinted around to doing a GnomeREPORT in the future! Now, onto today's stuff... One of the most dreaded problems with today's computers is a hard drive crash. You're always encouraged to backup data often--you never really know when the motherboard gods are going to become angry. Crashes usually happen without warning, and without the right set of tools in hand, you might be up a polluted tributary without proper means of propulsion. Hardware diagnostics are essential; even if you're not running into major problems right now, something might be silently building up. When your hard drive crashes, it's GAME OVER. But here's a way to insert another quarter: use Hard Drive Mechanic Deluxe. This new mechanic works with ANY hard drive, can recover your drive from 98% of software-related crashes, is S.M.A.R.T. enabled for enhanced disaster detection, automatically restores damaged or destroyed boot sectors, and rebuilds damaged file allocation tables (FAT). It's as much a preventative tool as it is a restorative one. Even better: it fits & runs on a single floppy disk! This would be a wise investment for anybody--don't think for one second that you're immune.
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http://members.xoom.com/iRover/irover.exe Lockergnome was born from my frustration with not being able to find what I was looking for online; I knew what kind of stuff I wanted, but I couldn't find an "outstanding" service providing affordable, quality information on an ongoing basis. iRover was created because of similar frustrations, although specifically regarding "search engine" searches. It has a simple interface, and the results are quickly thrown into HTML. But the beauty doesn't stop there: it pulls in pages from SEVERAL indexes and the results can be saved for future use. Have iRover fetch something for you next time... GnomeSYSTEM Creative Labs' Most Recent Updates http://support.soundblaster.com/files/newfiles.asp Not feeling creative today? Neither am I, but these people are. Grab these updates if you need them: 3D Blaster Banshee BIOS & Windows 9x drivers r3, Windows NT4 Video Blaster WebCam II Parallel setup v1.03, Windows 9x Graphics Blaster 3D/Eclipse v1.02, and the Windows 9x Graphics Blaster Exxtreme r5. GnomeCANDY Text to Logo Converter v1.0.1 [89k] W9x FREE
http://www.c-lab.de/~bobka/txt2logo/txt2logo.zip Most of us use Windows as our primary operating system. In and of itself, I'm sure it's stable--but when you start adding programs, devices, and drivers to the mixture, instability ensues. In fact, some people can hold their breath longer than the average Windows session. When Windows boots up again, isn't it nice to see that familiar, friendly, cloudy logo? Eh... some of us would rather see something else. That's where this dandy util comes into play--use it to add any string of text to your Windows Startup/Shutdown logos. It's a pretty cool tweak! GnomeFAVORITE
WebAddressBook http://www.webaddressbook.com/ I used to own a Wizard PDA (long before my first e-mail address), and that was a pretty nice toy. However, since I was in high school at the time, I didn't use it all that much. Nowadays, everybody's doing stuff with the Internet... but how many applications will work anywhere, at any time? WebAddressBook.com is a free online information manager--access it at home, work, or on the road. You can easily handle contacts, schedules, & notes, set up e-mail reminders, and import & export data... all online! Pencil it in. GnomeDESKTOP THEME: Goldeneye 007 [626k]
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/1708/bondtheme.zip I can honestly say I've never seen a James Bond movie. My good friend Dave Gabel is a follower, but I'm more of an Austin Powers man myself. I never got "into" the spy movie genre... nowadays, however, if a movie has killer special effects, I'll watch it. I don't care what it is or who's in it (although "The Avengers" was a huge waste of time). Perhaps I'll pick up a more recent Bond adventure next time Gretchen & I visit the video store. Does that sound like an impossible mission? Only if your name isn't Bond... Covalent Bond. GnomeTIP Lockergnomie Bill Manro brings up a great privacy trick for Netscape users: "The cookie.txt file is where 'cookies' from websites are stored. If you don't want all of your information to be seen or used, all you need to do is make cookie.txt a read-only file. Then, set Netscape to accept all cookies. This will allow you to visit a site which requires cookies without having to worry about them knowing who you are." Do a search on your hard drive (F3) for 'cookies.txt', right-click on the file, then make sure the 'Read-only' box has a checkmark in it. This is a cool tip, gang... but I hate to say that your privacy has already gone out the window. |